Longformacus

Longformacus

Longformacus (Scottish Gaelic: Longphort Mhacais) is a small village in Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is around 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north-west of Duns, in the Lammermuir Hills. The Dye Water runs through the village, flowing east towards its confluence with the Whiteadder Water nearby.

In the vicinity are traces of an ancient fortification at Runklie or Wrinklaw[1][2] and the Mutiny Stones cairn.[1][2]

The opera Lucia di Lammermoor, written by Gaetano Donizetti and based on Sir Walter Scott's The Bride of Lammermoor, was set in Longformacus.

The Southern Upland Way, a Long Distance Route which crosses southern Scotland, passes through the village, and the Sir Walter Scott Way from Moffat to Cockburnspath passes through Longformacus.

Etymology

Longformacus derives its name from the Gaelic Longphort Mhacais, meaning 'Macas's camp'. [3]. Derivation from Lann Fothir Maccus, meaning 'church on the land of Maccus' has also been suggested. [4]

People from Longformacus

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Groome, Francis H. "Longformacus". Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland. Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 First Report and Inventory of Monuments and Constructions in the County of Berwick (PDF). HMSO. 1909. p. 43.
  3. ↑ "Scottish Parliament - Placenames K-O" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "Place-names of Scotland".
  5. ↑ https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf

Coordinates: 55°48′28″N 2°29′32″W / 55.80782°N 2.49212°W / 55.80782; -2.49212

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